Shevi (שבי) means captivity in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
captivity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shevi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החזקת פרט בניגוד לרצונו והגבלת יכולת התנועה שלו לאותו מקום בלבד.
וַיִּשְׁמַע הַכְּנַעֲנִי מֶלֶךְ-עֲרָד ישֵׁב הַנֶּגֶב כִּי בָּא יִשְׂרָאֵל דֶּרֶךְ הָאֲתָרִים וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׁבְּ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁבִי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shevi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁבִי
- Written without vowel points
- שבי
- Said
- shevi
- Root
- ש־ב־ה
- Pattern
- קֶטִי
- Gematria
- 312
This is how Shevi is said in other languages.
- English
- captivity
- Spanish
- retención, cautiverio
These words mean nearly the same as Shevi.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shevi.
- חופש
- שחרורrelease
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shevi is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הלך שבי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shevi comes from the root ש־ב־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Shevi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shevi.
What does Shevi (שבי) mean in Hebrew?
Shevi (שבי) means captivity. It is said shevi, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Shevi (שבי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shevi (שבי) are כלא, מאסר, מעצר, and אסיר.
What is the opposite of Shevi (שבי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shevi (שבי) are חופש and שחרור.
Is Shevi (שבי) masculine or feminine?
The word Shevi (שבי) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שבי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.